(Ottawa) Is race a prognostic factor in determining ovarian cancer survival outcomes? The answer is not just black and white

Abstract:  Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Conclusions Despite statistically significant evidence demonstrating that AA women experience worse survival outcomes in ovarian cancer than WA women, it would be premature to conclude that race is the only prognostic factor. Race is a social determinant that influences other variables that affect treatment and survival of ovarian cancer, such as education, occupation, socioeconomic status and access to healthcare. Therefore, future studies are required to further assess the complicated relationship between survival outcomes and race.